The following are the most memorable (more…)
Shingles shortlisted as finalist in News on the Block ERMA’s 2021 Valuer of the Year award
Delighted to have been shortlisted as a finalist in this evening awards ceremony combined with the Property Management Awards for the first time.
Delighted to podcast the art & science of lease extension on London Property – Home of Super Prime
It was an honour to be invited to discuss the art and science of extending your lease and navigating the procedure & valuation with Farnaz Fazaipour of London Property – the go to Home of Super Prime London property.
Click on the link below to listen to the podcast.
Shingles negotiates discount of over 81% on Landlord’s quoting premium
Delighted to settle the acquisition of the freehold for a client (more…)
Freehold settled for far more than the client would have received under the 67 Act
Hugely delighted for my landlord client that in negotiating the freehold (more…)
Equivalent value?
I act for a landlord where one of the key points (more…)
Government indicates that the wider reforms to leasehold enfranchisement will be legislated in the next Session of Parliament
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill 2021 received its second reading in the House of Lords on 24th May. (more…)
#doesanyoneknowwhatisgoingon
The above LinkedIn hashtag sums up the dismay in the leasehold reform community in respect of Robert Jenrick’s 7 January 21 announcement that marriage value will be abolished; yet:
It is not possible to abolish it as there is always a marriage value.
The statement should have stated that all marriage value will be awarded to the lessee on any freehold or lease extension claim of 80 years or less.
In a wider sense of the hashtag – no one knows when the law will change. Rumour is 2 to 3 years at least as already commented previously in past blogs.
Further thoughts on when is ‘in repair’ not ‘in repair’
In last month’s blog, I touched on the (more…)
When is ‘in repair’ not ‘in repair’?
When a tenant makes a claim for the freehold under the 1967 Act, there is no requirement (more…)